Tuesday 25 August 2009

Royal Leamington Spa to The middle of Nowhere. 4 Locks.


It seems very strange being around here again.


We were along this stretch five months ago going the other way and we were all wide eyed and bushy tailed at this, our new experience of life.


What a lot of living we have done since then, we took Sam into Leamington Spa as it was the first large place we had stopped at on our way up the canals and it had bowled us over in comparison to our home city of Canterbury and the surrounding areas.


On our return it was a bit of a damp squib, we seem to have been totally spoiled by the bright lights and atmospheres of Cities like Leeds and Birmingham without us even realising it.


The "Wow" factor of those Cities is amazing......... and all visited by boat.



A little bit of evening sunshine to round off another day.




Up fairly early to move to Leamington and do the touristy thing, mother and daughter here, taking in the sites.


It seems we have exchanged Ducks for Pigeons.






Ooooo that's nice, this whole area has been planted and strung with hanging baskets and floral displays. A lot of time, effort and money must have been ploughed into getting everything looking this good.











Back to business, the wide open spaces are once again only a stones throw away, Leamington is there but you just cant see it.












A day with the sun dappling the water, these are few and far between at the moment and yes it did rain as soon as we were moored with the Brasso tin out.


Moving on up to Napton junction in the morning, not too sure about this, as from recollection, the amount of Marinas along there could mean we are entering the lions den.


Time will tell, until tomorrow.....................................

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